List of the best William Tracy movies: Tanks a Million(1941), Terry and the Pirates(1940), Hay Foot(1942), Here Comes Trouble(1948), George Washington Slept Here(1942), To the Shores of Tripoli(1942), The Shop Around the Corner(1940), Mr. and Mrs. Smith(1941), Gallant Sons(1940), Sunny Side of the Street(1951), The Walls of Jericho(1948), Brother Rat(1938) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1941
50 Minutes
Sgt. Dorian `'Dodo'` Doubleday
An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.
Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1940
300 Minutes
Terry Lee
William Tracy Jeff York Joyce Bryant Allen Jung Victor DeCamp Sheila Darcy Dick Curtis J. Paul Jones Forrest Taylor Jack Ingram
Dr. Herbert Lee (John Paul Jones), an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son, Terry (William Tracy), and Terry's pal, Pat Ryan (Jeff York), and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
48 Minutes
Sergeant "Dodo" Doubleday
William Tracy Joe Sawyer James Gleason Noah Beery Jr. Elyse Knox Douglas Fowley Harold Goodwin
Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1948
55 Minutes
Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday
William Tracy Joe Sawyer Joan Woodbury Emory Parnell Betty Compson Paul Stanton
reporter newspaper owner burlesque dancer police officer mob boss veteran amusing rousing engaging city newsroom house nightclub office extortion mob corruption crime investigation journalism
A newspaper publisher (Emory Parnell) is being blackmailed by a burlesque queen (Joan Woodbury), and he sends one of his reporters (William Tracy) to talk to her. The girl is murdered and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Steve Eldridge
Jack Benny Ann Sheridan Charles Coburn Percy Kilbride Hattie McDaniel William Tracy Joyce Reynolds Lee Patrick
husband wife home owner repairman neighbor uncle madcap hilarious pennsylvania new york city marital problems houseguest home repairs george washington money discovery sacrifice rise 1940s
When Bill and Connie Fuller are forced to move out of their Manhattan apartment because of their pet dog, Connie persuades Bill to buy a dilapidated old Pennsylvania house that George Washington allegedly slept in.
Drama
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Johnny Dent
John Payne Maureen O'Hara Randolph Scott Minor Watson Nancy Kelly William Tracy Max Rosenbloom Harry Morgan Edmund MacDonald Russell Hicks Margaret Early
rich kid drill instructor nurse father girlfriend general patriotic melodramatic amusing military base mansion road military life legacy father/son relationship respect patriotism class conflict growing up love
Life at the Marine Training Base in San Diego on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Romance
USA
1940
97 Minutes
Pepi Katona
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Frank Morgan Joseph Schildkraut Sara Haden Felix Bressart William Tracy Inez Courtney Charles Halton Charles Smith Sarah Edwards
co-worker pen pal shopkeeper love interest amusing charming endearing budapest, hungary shop mistaken identity love confusion courtship love discovery transformation 1940s
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Comedy
1941
95 Minutes
Sammy
Carole Lombard Robert Montgomery Gene Raymond Jack Carson Philip Merivale Lucile Watson William Tracy Charles Halton Esther Dale Emma Dunn William Edmunds
husband wife romantic rival colleague spirited amusing endearing new york city ski resort nightclub world's fair ferris wheel marital problems courtship rules love discovery pursuit 1940s
Bickering New Yorkers (Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery) learn from a lawyer that, technically, they're not married.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
71 Minutes
"Beefy" Monrose
Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Gene Reynolds Gail Patrick Ian Hunter June Preisser Leo Gorcey William Tracy Tommy Kelly Edward Ashley El Brendel
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Musical
1951
71 Minutes
Al LIttle
Frankie Laine Terry Moore Jerome Courtland Billy Daniels Toni Arden Audrey Long Dick Wesson Lynn Bari William Tracy Willard Waterman Jonathan Hale
singing star aspiring singer girlfriend childhood sweetheart boss television executive amusing campy television studio apartment embassy television show singing stardom love triangle romantic dilemma musical performance transformation love rivalry
The key to Ted's success in television turns out to be his former girlfriend Gloria Pelly, the TV station owner's daughter.
Drama
USA
1948
106 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Linda Darnell Anne Baxter Kirk Douglas Ann Dvorak Marjorie Rambeau Henry Hull Colleen Townsend Barton MacLane Griff Barnett William Tracy
After County Attorney Dave Connors helps Julia Norman with her shiftless father, Jefferson Norman, she leaves Jericho, Kansas to college to study for a law degree.A few years later, Algeria... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris Ronald Reagan Johnnie Davis Jane Bryan Eddie Albert Jane Wyman Henry O'Neill Gordon Oliver Larry Williams William Tracy
cadet friend wife instructor hilarious witty virginia military institute lexington, va. pregnancy secret friendship marriage military quest love temptation 1930s
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.